Ulva intestinalis   Linnaeus

Hollow green nori

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ulvophyceae | Ulvales | Ulvaceae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 101733).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 80758)

Short description Morphology

Thalli bright to yellowish green. Several unbranched tubular branches arise from a short stipe; discoid holdfast. Erect branches tapering below, inflated above and constricted or contorted at certain points. Cells polyhedral in surface view, irregularly arranged and filled with spherical to oval chloroplasts.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Grows on rocky substrate in the lower intertidal to shallow subtidal zones or in shallow tidepools exposed to air during low tide (Ref. 80758); also considered as a fresh sea-vegetable (Ref. 82232). Inhabits rocky substrate in the lower intertidal to shallow subtidal zones or in shallow tidepools exposed to air during low tide (Ref. 80758). Also found in supra-littoral pools that are influenced by wave splashes (Ref. 83307) as well as sandy areas where rock attachment is possible (Ref. 801).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless (Ref. 80758)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | AlgaeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.1 - 20.6, mean 10.7 (based on 2953 cells).